Tree-felling saw attachment for tractors



Dec. 7, 1948. J. 5. WEBB 2,455,840

TREE-FELLING SAW ATTACHMENT FOR TRACTORS Filed Nov. 3, 1944 3 Sheets-Sheet l J. S. WEBB TREE-FELLING SAW ATTACHMENT FOR TRACTORS Dec. 7, 1948.

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Patented Dec. 7, 1948 TREE-FELLING SAW ATTACHMENT FOR TRACTOBS James Stewart Webb, Demop'olie, Ala.

Application November 3, 1944, Serial No. 581,710

ll Claim. 1

This invention relates to saw attachments for a' tractor for cutting trees or the like.

.. ;,An object of this invention is to provide a simple attachment whereby a disk or circular saw may be supported from either the rear or front endof a tractor and the saw moved into engagement with a tree at a point close to the ground so that the tree stump will be very small.

- Another object of this invention is to provide an attachment of this kind which is simple in construction, and can be mounted on tractors of different types.

A further object of this invention is to provide an attachment of this kind which can be mounted on a tractor without changing any of the present parts of the tractor, and can be mounted or dismounted very quickly.

#1 With the foregoing objects in view, and others which may hereinafter more fully appear. the invention consists of the novel construction. com- .bination and arrangement of parts as will be more specifically referred to and illustrated in themcompanying drawings wherein are shown embodiments-of the invention; but it is to be understood that changes, modifications and variations may be resorted to which fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

--'In the drawings:

' Figure 1 is a fragmentary top plan view of a tractor having a saw attachment thereon constructed according to an embodiment of this inattachment for mounting on the front end of a tractor.

5 Figure6 is a detail side elevation. partly broken away, showing a further modification for mounting on the front end of a tractor.

Figure '7 is a sectional view taken on the line 1'i of Figure 6.

, Referring to the drawings and first .to Figures lite i inclusive, the numeral It designates generally a tractor and the numeral ii designates the rear axle housing which is connected to a differential it. A rearwardly disposed draw bar It is carried by a pair of downwardly inclined rockable supporting arms It, which may be elevated or lowered through rocking of levers which are connected to levers It by links I6.

. The tractor also includes a power takeoff shaft 87 connected with a power takeoff structure I8 forming part of the present structure of the tractor.

An elongated saw supporting beam I3 is disposed in substantially a horizontal position, and is secured at an intermediate point to a pivot member extending through the draw bar l3.

The beam it engages on the upper side of draw bar l3, and has a portion thereof extending rearwardly of draw bar I 3, and another portion thereof extending forwardly therefrom. The unner side of the beam 09 is formed with a cutout 2i beneath the takeoff structure it so that beam is may be elevated for the desired distance.

The beam 89 is held against downward tilting at its rear end by means of a transversely disposed bar 22 which is secured at the opposite ends thereof to the draw bar supporting arms or levers l4 by a pair of U-bolts 23. The bar 22 engages a beam I! at a point forwardly from draw bar 93 and engages beam IE on the upper side thereof, as

shown in Figure 2.

The beam N, at its rear end. has secured thereto upper and lower bearings 2t and 25 which are secured to a head structure 26 fixed by fastening members 21 to the rear end of beam l3. Bearings 26 and 25 are secured to head structure 25 by means of fastening members 28 and 29 respectively. A vertically disposed shaft 30 is journalled through bearings 24 and 25 and is held against downward movement by means of a collar 3| engaging against the upper side of bearing 25 and secured to shaft 30 by fastening. members 32.

A circular or disk saw 33 is secured by means of a nut or fastening member 34 to the lower end of shaft 30, and is normally disposed in a substantially horizontal position at a point above the ground level. The height of saw 33 from the ground is determined by raising or lowering the draw bar supporting arm or levers it. The shaft 30, at its upper end, has secured thereto, a pulley 35 about which a belt 38 engages. Takeofi shaft side of the frame.

ll hassecuredthereto a driving pulley 81 about which belt 36 engages so that rotation of pulley 31 will rotate pulley 35 and saw 33. Belt 38 is held against undue upward or downward movement with respect to pulley 35 by means of a pair of guard arms 38 and 39. The arms 38 and 39 are disposed at the upper and lower edges of belt 36 respectively, arm 38 being formed with a vertical supporting member or bar 48 which is adapted to be secured in any suitable manner to head 28.

Arm 381s in the form of an elongated bar which is threaded at one end and extended through sup: porting bar 48 and locked by means of nuts 4| and 42.

The forward end of beam l8 has secured thereto a lateral extending bar 43 which is secured to beam i3 by one or more fasteningmembers 44. Bar 43 has fixed thereto a vertically disposed lever or beam operating member 45 terminating at its upper end in a right angularly disposed handle The tractor l8 also includes a transversely ex- ,tended horizontal brake rod 41 and operating member 45 is steadied by means of a guide bar 48 secured to brake rod 41 by a U-bolt 48. Bar 48 may be formed with a relatively large opening 58 through which operating member 45 loosely engages and preferably fastening member 49 is slidable along the brake rod 41 so that operating member 45 may be swung lengthwise o brake member 41.

Referring now to Figure 5 there is disclosed a modified form of saw beam support where the power takeoff of the tractor extends from one The beam i3a is similar to the beam l3, and has secured to its outer end a saw and saw shaft, similar to the structure shown in Figures 1 to 4. The beam I 8 is swingably mounted on a pivot member 5|, which extends through a horizontally disposed bar 52. Bar 52 is secured to or formed integral with a vertical supporting bar 53 which has a right angular upper end portion 54 engaging over the upper side 'of the tractor frame 55. The upper'portion of supporting bar 53 is secured to the outer side of frame member 55 by fastening members 58. The outer end of horizontal bar 52 is formed with a short vertical extension 51 and an upwardly and inwardly inclined bracing bar 58 extends from the upper end of extension 51 and is secured as by welding or other fastening means 58 to the outer side of vertical supporting bar 53.

An angled bracing bar 58 is secured between the outer portion of horizontal bar 52 and the angle formed between extension 51 and bracing member 58. A horizontally disposed bar 68 extends over th upper side of beam 19a rearwardly of pivot 5| and is secured to the supporting frame structure hereinbefore described by means of fastening members BI and 82 which engage through angled bar supporting members 84 and 65 respectively. l Angled supporting member, is secured, a

by welding or the like, to supporting bars 53 and extends rearwardly therefrom andangled supporting member 85 is secured to the outer portion of bracing member 58 and may also be welded to bracing member 53.

designated as 81.

to a beam supporting frame structure, generally The frame structure 81 includes a U-shaped beam supporting member ll having the bight 88 thereof lowermost on which beam l3b is pivotally mounted'by means of a pivot member 18. The upper ends of the parallel legs H of the U-shaped member 88, are formed with inwardly projecting extensions 12 engaging over the upper sides of the frame members 88 and the parallel vertical legs H are secured to frame members 86 by fastening members 13. A transversely disposed horizontal bracing bar 14 extends between the parallel legs II, at a point slightly below the frame members 88, and has the opposite ends thereof welded or otherwise firmly secured to the legs H. A pair of rearwardly extending and upwardly inclined angle members iii are welded or otherwise fixed at their lower forward ends to the vertical legs II of U-shaped members 68, and the rear ends of angle members I5 have secured thereto vertical bars 18 which are secured by fastening members IT to the frame members 83 rearwardly of U- shaped members 68. A tubular member 18 is fixed between angle members 15 intermediate U-shaped members 68 and supporting bars 18- and engages the upper side of beam l8b rearwardly of pivot 18. In other respects the structure shown in Figures 6 and 7 is identical with the structure shown in Figures 1 to 4 inclusive.

In the use and operation of this attachment beam i3 is pivotally mounted on pivot 28 engaging through draw bar l3,; and is held in a substantially horizontal position by transverse bar 22. When power takeoff shaft I1 is operated saw 83 will be rotated and saw 33 may be moved toward the tree by horizontal swinging of beam i9 through movement of operating member 45. In the event the horizontal swinging of saw beam I9 is not suflicient for the saw 33 to cut through the tree, tractor l8 may be shifted to position lated by raising orlowering of supporting merit--v bers 14 so that the tree may be cut at the de- .sired height from the ground.

The frame structure hereinbefore described, is

saw beam may be supported from the front end of the tractor.

The pivot bolt 28 extends through an opening 28a formed in beam i 9,'opening 28a being parallel with shaft 38. When bolt 28 extends through opening 28a saw 33 will be horizontal so as to make a horizontal cut. In order to position the saw vertical for forming a vertical cut, a second to opening 28a, beam is being turned to position opening 28b vertical for receiving bolt 28. When saw 33 is in a vertical position pulley 31 will be extended horizontally from power take-ofl l8.

What I claim is: A saw attachment for a tractor having a drawbar and vertically swingable supporting arms for the drawbar, said attachment comprising an elongated beam engaging over said drawbar, a vertical pivot securing said beam to said drawbar between the ends of said beam, a transverse bar fixed between said arms and engaging over said beam forwardly of said pivot to hold the rear extended end of said beam against vertical rocking relative to said drawbar while permitting The frame 88 of the tractor has secured 5 beam, and an operative connection between said Number shaft and the tractor power take-01!. 1,832,599 JAMES STEWART WEBB. 2,299,129 2,350,830 REFERENCES CITED 2,365,408

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